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n. (cx musical instrument English) A pluck stringed instrument used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
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Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress.
The veena is a plucked musical instrument originating from India.
Veena may also refer to:
The Veena is a plucked stringed instrument originating in ancient India, used mainly in Carnatic classical music and Hindustani classical music. The name is used for several instruments belonging to different families, mainly the Rudra Veena (a zither) and the Saraswati veena (a necked bowl lute) but also to other types of plucked string instruments ( Mohan veena, ancient veena etc.).
The earliest Veena was an instrument of the harp type whose type survives in the Burmese harp, whereas in the last centuries and nowadays, the word has tended to be applied to instruments of the lute type or even, recently, to certain kinds of guitars developed in India. The more popular sitar is believed to have been derived from a type of Veena which was modified by a Mughal court musician to conform with the tastes of his Persian patrons. A person who plays a Veena is called a vainika.
Usage examples of "veena".
LP of a sitar player named Ustad Vilayat Khan, with his brother - a younger brother, to judge from the picture - on the veena, and an unnamed tabla player.